Prevalence of selected dental anomalies in Saudi children from Gizan region

Abstract

The present report gives prevalence values for a selected group of developmental dental anomalies in 2393 Saudi children aged 4-12 yr from Gizan region, Saudi Arabia. The anomalies selected in this study were those involving the number and shape of the dentition. The following anomalies were identified: congenitally missing teeth (2.2%), supernumerary teeth (0.50%), gemination (0.08%), and peg-shaped lateral incisors (0.37%).